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Virgin Margarita Pitcher. Mocktail bar

Virgin Margarita Pitcher

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh lime juice about 8 limes
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup agave syrup
  • 4 cups lemon-lime soda or sparkling water chilled
  • Coarse salt for the rim
  • Ice for serving
  • Lime wheels for garnish

Instructions

  • Juice the limes into a 2-quart pitcher until you have a full cup, picking out any seeds.
  • Add the orange juice and agave syrup to the pitcher and stir for a full minute, until the agave disappears into the liquid and no longer pools at the bottom.
  • Cover the pitcher and chill for 30 minutes so the flavors settle together.
  • Just before serving, run a lime wedge around the rim of each glass and dip the rim into a shallow plate of coarse salt.
  • Fill each salted glass with ice.
  • Stir the chilled lime mixture once more, then top the pitcher with the sparkling water or soda and stir gently just twice, enough to combine without flattening the bubbles.
  • Pour immediately over the ice-filled glasses and hang a lime wheel on each rim.

Good to Know

The lime and agave base keeps for two days covered in the fridge; add the fizz only after the first guest asks for a drink.